Areas of Research/Interest

The overall objective is to understand the mechanisms and consequences of damage in DNA, either free or wrapped around histone octamers in nucleosomes, induced by environmental contaminants and other reactive chemical species employing well defined model systems.

External Affiliations

American Chemical Society

American Physical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for Cancer Research

Russian Academy of Sciences

Fellowships/Honors

President, American Society for Photobiology (1994, 1995)

Foreign Member, Russian Academy of Sciences (1994)

Fellow, American Physical Society (1978)

Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2010)

Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award for Excellence in the Sciences, NYU (2007)

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science(2012)